St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-12

with a rotund iOliity OF manner
which gave evidence of gOod-hearted.
we'll conditioned SiOmached man and
last of all came Parsons the dare devil
Texan, formerly editor of the Alarm.
whose utterances in that mischievOuS
sheet which were only equaled by the
extraordinary assertions of Engel in the
we'll remembered anarchist
sons. squarely built. shOckheaded like
the rest, wore a simple mustache and
looked about. not exactly with defiance,
but as though he regarded himself and
his friends as the heroes of the hour
and perhapS of future hours of trouble
and dismav. The cool wind struck
them full in the face and they were per-
ceptibly affected by the change from
the heat of their cells to the chillinesS
of the apartments they were tempo
rarily compelled to occupy. Each of the
men had been an orator. Each
was accustomed to face crowds. Each
knew how to stir the innermOSt cookie
of enthusiastic hearts, and doubtless the
quartet lOnged for an opportunity to
sound chord that should ring about
the earth. The perfunctory details
were attended to, decently and order
but
Oh, the Time!
1t seemed as though time had passed
and eternity was begun. First of all
the legs of each were bound by leather
strap. Then one after the other the
ropes were pulled and the moose
brought over their heads, the knots be-
ing adjusted Immediately below the left
ear. One man performed all this duty,
so that Spies, who was manipulated
first, looked on and saw his COM
panions attired like himself. While
l...s,,
turned and spoke to his attend
ant. Engel turned and laughed
repeatedly and chatted with the bailiff
Immediately behind him, who was ap-
parently tickled nearly to death by
something Engel said to him. for he
laughed and smiled and cheerily
grinned; and so to a certain extent with
Fischer. But Spies said nothing that
we could observe. At a signal the,
taller, who had fastened their limbs and
adjusted the nOoses, pulled over their
respective heads, one after the other,
w lite linen cap, and in a moment all
question of humanity. OF sympathy, was
ended. They were sacks, men no longer.
They were entities, human beings no
more. Said Spies. as the cap was drawn
over his eyes, 1.-The voice you are about
TO strangle will be more potent in the
failure than any words | could utter"
.'Hurrah for anarchy" said Fischer.
"thiS is the happieSt moment of my
life.''
"Hurrah for anarchy" said Engel.
"Men of America. listen to my Words"
began Parsons. 'Sheriff Matson, may
j speak," Click went the signal, down
came the knife. back fell the trap and
in an instant, in less time than it takes
to tell it. the terrible plunge was made.
the fearful strain was brought TO bear
and the four men whirled about like
tops upon board. Spies died
A Frightful Death.
The knot, of course. slipped from be-
meath his ear, and unfortunately landed
in the worst place it could have touched.
Immediately in the base of the brain at
the back of his neck. 1t threw his head
forward, making respiration difficult,
and he slowly Strangled to death with
most frightful to behold cOnyulsions,
agitating every nerve and muscle and
fiber of his vigorous frame. Fischer,
who was next him, was man of superb
physical condition, in perfect health,
with every muscle like iron, with rich,
hot blood pumping through his veins,
with the yigor and vitality of middle
life. His knot remained in proper posi-
ton, and although death came hard, it
was apparently not very PAINFUL, ana
the movements and contOrti0ns were
such only as might naturally be
expected under the circumstances.
The short, fat body of Engel twirled
and twirled and his massive chest rose
and fell like the surging of the surf
upon the shore, regular at first and with
such apparent power, while Parsons re-
manned almost quiet after the whirling
of the body ceased until the last. when
few convulSiye movements of his chest
and some drawings of the limbs up and
back showed that nature was struggling